How To Boil Beetroot With Vinegar
Add a cinnamon stick 8 black peppercorns 1 2 a teaspoon of dried chilli flakes and a teaspoon of salt and bring to the boil.
How to boil beetroot with vinegar. A skewer should slide through the thickest part easily to indicate it is cooked. Boil until the beetroot is soft about 30 minutes think of the softness you aim for with potatoes. To produce 1 litre of pickling liquid combine 1 cup of caster sugar and 4 cups of cider vinegar in a large saucepan.
Cut each beetroot in half. Simmer uncovered for 25 minutes of until tender. Boil your beets to boil beetroot add whole beets to boiling water and cook for about 45 minutes depending on their size.
Wash the beetroot to remove most of the dirt and then chop leaf stems off the beetroot so only an inch or so is left. Cover with water and boil until tender. Give the beetroots a good wash and trim off leaves leaving on the roots.
Combine vinegar salt beet water sugar cinnamon and spices. Trim and peel slice thinly. Cool for 10 minutes then peel with a vegetable peeler or simply split and squeeze the skin with gloved hands the skin should slip off easily.
Bring to the boil stirring until. Remove from the boiling water and allow to cool.